Despised by motorists, feared by cyclists and with a reputation for
spontaneous combustion, London’s final bendy bus will depart with little
fanfare on Friday, a decade after they were introduced to the capital.

However, while many Londoners will breathe a sigh of relief, the bendies are
already on the road to other towns across Britain and even farther afield.

A fleet of redundant London bendy buses has already been shipped to Malta,
leading to reports of chaos on the island’s narrow roads.

London’s final 18m-long (60ft) articulated bus will depart from opposite the
BBC Television Centre in White City at